Wednesday, February 27, 2013

From tutu to topiary, I am gearing up for my daughter's 2nd birthday. I'm trying to keep my craft projects simple, but it is way too much fun! Here are few items I have been working on for her big celebration...

I am learning and over time perfecting my tutu making skills.

I love the ribbon topiary tutorials from Michaels and find these to be simple to make. They are great decorations for the party venue! These little things require a lot of ribbon though!

Monogramming and embellishments are awesome! Although I promised myself I will not make my two year old walk around her party in a tulle tutu, I wanted this ensemble for a photography session I have scheduled.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

One of my friends is having triplets! Yes! Triplets!!! Two little girls and one boy. I am super excited for her and her husband. They are one of my favorite couples, and I wanted to make sure I created a gift that was practical yet personal. My friend gave my daughter one of her favorite books-"Pat the Bunny", so I thought I would use a similar theme for her gift. With my daughter's birthday coming up and some other unexpected expenses I had to be really clever with my purchases (and extremely tight budget). I finally decided on a "Goodnight Moon" themed gift basket. I found a Goodnight moon snuggle pillow at a great price, also purchased of course the book, and made these onesies for the little ones. I pray my friend loves her gift! I wish I could give her the moon (and more) but hopefully she will enjoy my "Goodnight Moon" gift just as much!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Someone very special to me is having a little girl this spring, and so it was important to find time to make the little one a few items. I tried to coordinate the color of all items with the nursery, which will be purple and brown. I always try to convince myself to do a couple of items and stop going overboard, but one of the most rewarding things in life is to see the smile on a mommy's face when she opens a gift made especially for her little one. I pray my friend loves her gift! It was definitely a gift basket made with love.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

2013 has started out big time in the hobby section! Along with party planning and making baby shower gifts, I am working on a "zig zag" quilt in my mini quilting guild (actually just a small group with two of my close friends). I am also trying to complete Valentine's goodies for my daughter's classmates. It's challenging to find time to devote to crafts with a busy toddler (I usually end up waking up early in the morning to work on these projects). I have twelve to make, but I am close to finishing the wrapping now! Whew! So much to do and so little time! :-)